The Mediterranean has 190 islands and 71% of its territory is rural. These areas, due to their isolation, are characterised by small-scale economy, difficulties in finding jobs, energy dependency, loss of population, especially the young people moving to urban areas in search for a better life.

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Poor access to energy is still an issue for many European citizens and it will increase in the coming years. “Energy poverty affecting millions of households across Europe is a fact and a shame for the EU. Around 125 million people at risk of energy poverty, 54 million Europeans cannot afford to heat their homes in winter and other 50 million are either facing energy debts or living in deteriorated dwellings.” says Prof. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Ambassador of COMPOSE (Nobel Prize 2017, Slovenian climatologist and researcher at Ljubljana University).

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On 6th November 2020, the Interreg MED Programme together with the Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (ANCT) organise a brainstorming conference on the future of European territorial cooperation in order to better coordinate and strengthen the governance actions in the Mediterranean.  

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